About the D#/Eb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
The D#/Eb augmented scale is a 6-note scale. Symmetric scale built on augmented triads, mysterious sound. Its notes are D#, F#, G, A#, B and D, built from the formula 1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7.
- Notes
- D# – F# – G – A# – B – D
- Formula
- 1 ♭3 3 5 ♭6 7
- Steps
- W+H H W+H H W+H H (3–1–3–1–3–1 semitones)
- Root
- D#/Eb
D#/Eb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D# | Root |
| ♭3 | F# | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | G | Major 3rd |
| 5 | A# | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | B | Minor 6th |
| 7 | D | Major 7th |
Where to play the D#/Eb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic) on 6-string bass
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (B E A D G C), lowest string first. Root notes (D#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| B0 | 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
| E1 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 |
| A1 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10 |
| D2 | 0, 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 |
| G2 | 0, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12 |
| C3 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11 |
How to practice the augmented scale
- Learn the alternating minor 3rd/half step pattern
- Practice augmented triad arpeggios
- Use over augmented and maj7#5 chords
- Work on Coltrane-style patterns
- Transpose in major 3rds (same notes)
Scales with the same notes as D#/Eb Augmented Scale (Hexatonic)
These scales share every note with the D#/Eb augmented scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Augmented scale in other keys
Other scales in D#/Eb
- D#/Eb Minor Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Major Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Natural Minor
- D#/Eb Major (Ionian)
- D#/Eb Blues
- D#/Eb Dorian
- D#/Eb Mixolydian
- D#/Eb Phrygian
- D#/Eb Harmonic Minor
- D#/Eb Lydian
- D#/Eb Locrian
- D#/Eb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- D#/Eb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- D#/Eb Whole Tone
- D#/Eb Altered (Super Locrian)
- D#/Eb Phrygian Dominant
- D#/Eb Lydian Dominant
- D#/Eb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- D#/Eb Bebop Dominant
- D#/Eb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- D#/Eb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)